fourth of July
Early July date
The Fourth of July is the United States' Independence Day, commemorating the 1776 Declaration of Independence from Britain.
It's the principal American national holiday, marked by fireworks, parades, barbecues, and patriotic displays: We're having a cookout for the Fourth of July.
Often shortened to the Fourth.
- fireworksExplosive light displays
- bottle rocketsSmall aerial fireworks
- independenceFreedom from external control
- paradeCeremonial public procession
- barbecueSlow-cook over coals
sparklers · red · white · blue · celebration · patriotic · flag · star spangled banner · national anthem · red white and blue · America · Uncle Sam · summer · picnic · hot dogs · apple pie · freedom · stars
- flagsFrench flag, flags, Italian flag, colors, bunting
fourth of Julyflag burning
Destroying national emblem by fire
Queen's Birthday · Guy Fawkes Night · Bastille Day · Canada Day · Guy Fawkes Day
fourth of Julywinter solstice
Shortest day, longest night
midwinter · Christmas · New Year's Day · January first · New Year's Eve
fourth of Julycolonial rule
Foreign power's territorial dominion
British rule · subjugation · annexation · surrender · occupation
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